Yes, but it is not a common occurrence.
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No! To get the solution number of unknown variables must be equal to the number of equations. [For example, In this case, two variables (x and y) are involved but only one equation is given. so, we need one more equation having same two variables to get the solution.] If there is no other equation then value of any one of the variables involved (x or y) must be given to ind the value of the other unknown variable.
Infinitely many. Assuming the variables are "x" and "y" , for every value of "x" a value for "y" can be calculated.
An equation with two variables . . . seriously!An equation with one variable can be can be solved, but when there are two variables, you need two equations. This is called a system of two equations in two variables.Three equations in three variables, etc.
a+b=16 is a linear equation in two variables. The variables are a and b. To solve a linear equation in 2 variables we need more information. We need either another equation, or a value to put in for a or b.Since we have neither, there is no more we can do.
Your equation has two variables in it ... 'a' and 'x'. So the solution is a four-step process: 1). Get another independent equation that relates the same two variables. 2). Solve one of the equations for one of the variables. 3). Substitute that into the other equation, yielding an equation in a single variable. Solve that one for the single variable. 4). Substitute that value back into the first equation, and solve it for the second variable.